- The 65th BP Statistical Review of World Energy has also been released. Perhaps the most compelling of its many points: global energy consumption is expected to increase by 34% between 2014 and 2035. AES Premium Members have access to this report.

- If current trends continue, the US solar industry will install 14.5 gigawatts of capacity in 2016, about double the 7.5 gigawatts capacity installed in 2015. As a comparison, 1 gigawatt is the equivalent amount of power produced by: 400 wind turbines, 1 nuclear power plant, 1,500,000 horses, or 1 lightning bolt. (Note: for the first time, solar accounts for a majority of new power generation.)